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abstracts

Pronunciation: [æbˈstrækts]

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Learn how to use abstracts in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “academic writing”

(noun) a brief summary of a larger work, like a paper or article, that highlights its main points. Think of it like a short description that tells what a longer book or study is about.

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The abstract of the research paper gave a clear overview of the main findings.

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The abstract was so vague that I couldn't understand what the article was really about.

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Did you read the abstract before diving into the whole report?

Context: “conceptualization”

(verb) to summarize or take out the main ideas from something. It's like taking a big story and pulling out the important parts to make it easier to understand.

Example

She abstracts the key points from the long lecture into a simple list.

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He didn't abstract the main ideas, so it was hard to follow his summary.

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Can you abstract the story so we can remember the main events?

How to pronounce abstracts

Pronunciation: [æbˈstrækts]

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